Louis W. Underly Louis W. Underly, age 89, of Marcellus, MI passed away Sunday, August 10, 2014 at home. He was born September 22, 1924 in South Bend, IN the son of Louis William and Bessie (Sears) Underly. On October 30, 1942 he married Marguerite Ference who preceded him in death in September 2012. He served three years with the...
SLOAN, Raymond H. Jr. Portage Was born in Detroit, MI on June 18, 1935. The first born to Raymond H. Sloan, Sr. and Hazel Lucile Evans died August 10, 2014. The family moved back to Three Rivers in 1943 where he graduated in 1954. He served four years in the US Navy, married Sandra L. Miller August 1958, retired from...
ENGEL, Saundra Portage Passed away on August 9, 2014. She had just turned 72 years old in June. She had been battling small cell carcinoma lung cancer since last September. She loved and cherished spending time with her kids and nothing was more important than her six grandchildren. She retired from Portage Central Middle School after running the in-school suspension/detention...
John C. Adams John C. Adams, age 67 of Fredericksburg Virginia, formerly of Marcellus, MI passed away Friday, August 8, 2014 as a result of injuries sustained in a bicycling accident in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He was born December 8, 1946 Dowagiac, MI, the son of Uriah M. and Clarice A. (Nemmers) Adams. On September 4, 1982 he married Patricia Keddell...
Joanne M. Jacobs Joanne Jacobs, age 66, of Marcellus, MI passed away Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at home. She was born April 22, 1948, the daughter of Robert and Mary (Mahor) Ehmet. On April 8, 1972 she married Kenneth D. Jacobs Jr. who preceded her in death in 1995. Surviving are three daughters, Hazel (Darron) Weaver of Marcellus, Kendra Rinesss...
MACPHEE, Donald F. Kalamazoo Donald passed away Saturday afternoon, Aug. 2, 2014 at Park Place Assisted Living. He was born January 25, 1922 in Beaverton, Ontario, Canada, the son of Angus and Hilda MacPhee. Donald was preceded in death by his parents, sister Marjorie Giddings and his wife of 68 years Averil (Harrison). Surviving are four sons: Larry (Doris), Daniel...
Shirley L. McGregor Age 75, died on Wednesday July 30, 2014 at Bronson Hospital. Shirley was born April 26, 1939 in Wyandotte, Michigan. Her parents were Cleon and Geraldine Daley. On July 5, 1955, she married the love of her life, Russell V. McGregor. Shirley had a very strong faith and a deep love of family and friends. She was...
FITZSTEPHENS, Joyce Arlene (Schmidt) Schoolcraft Joyce was born November 14, 1940 in Three Rivers, Michigan the daughter of John and Helen Schmidt of Schoolcraft, Michigan. She passed away Monday, July 21, 2014 with her sons at her side after a long illness. She graduated from Schoolcraft High School in 1958 and was a lifelong resident of the Schoolcraft area. Her...
WARD, Harry J. Harry J Ward, age 62, passed away July 20, 2014 at his home surrounded by loved ones after a courageous 3 year battle with cancer. He was born April 28, 1952, in Kalamazoo, MI, the son of Edgar and Barbara Ward. Harry was an avid sports fan (Go Tigers), hunter and fisherman and loved camping with family....
Helen J. Mayes, age 88, of Vicksburg, MI passed away on Saturday, July 19, 2014 at Tendercare of Portage. She was the daughter of Sophie and Harry Hilbert born September 17, 1925 in Wadsworth, OH. Helen is survived by her three children: Ken and Sally Mayes of Schoolcraft, Jerry and Judy Mayes of Vicksburg and Michael Mayes of Oxford, North...
FERENC, Frederick J. Passed away peacefully surrounded by family on July 19, 2014 at age 81. He was born in Kalamazoo Michigan on September 10, 1932 to the late Joseph and Elizabeth (Dobrik) Ferenc, Hungarian immigrants. He served in the United States Army Signal Corp during the Korean conflict and participated in Operation Desert Rock, an air drop of an...
Lois J. Sternbergh Lois J. Sternbergh age 98, of Jones, MI passed away Thursday, July 17, 2014. She was born September 7, 1915 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of John Raymond and Mabel Sue (Brace) Twerdy. She married Philip A. Crowder who preceded her in death. Later she married Russell H. Sternbergh and he also preceded her in death. She...